Prime Energy Corporation® was established to develop the PowerJetTM wind turbine  a revolutionary horizontal axis turbine designed for use in the small wind market. Initial private investments of $2.5 million enabled Prime Energy® to perfect the PowerJetTM's design and to optimize the turbine's performance.

Final design and testing were completed in 2008, funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy and in-kind contributions.

Prime Energy® is exhibiting the PowerJetTM wind turbine in December 2010 at AWEA's 2nd Annual Small & Community Wind Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon.

Prime Energy® plans to commence commercial production of the 1-meter PowerJetTM wind turbine in 2011, with the 3-meter turbine to follow.

Key Accomplishments

Pre-2006

7 patents on PowerJetTM technology, 1 patent pending (patents include use of the PowerJetTM for hydro applications)

Development of housing, blades and yaw mechanism

Construction, wind tunnel and field testing of numerous prototypes of varying size

Performance characteristics confirmed (CPP, Inc.)

2006

Awarded $309,375 by the U.S. Department of Energy to complete final design and testing

Successfully developed and integrated an electronic controller and mechanical overspeed controls with a power generator to maximize the PowerJetTM's electricity production

2008

Final design and field testing completed on .91-meter prototype.

PowerJetTM successfully performed in severe weather and winds in excess of 65 mph

Data confirms electricity production exceeds that of similar sized turbines